Yeda Crusius

Yeda Rorato Crusius
Yeda Rorato Crusius
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 January 2017
	In office; 1 February 1995 – 22 December 2006
36th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 1 January 2007 – 1 January 2011
Vice Governor	Paulo Feijó
Preceded by	Germano Rigotto
Succeeded by	Tarso Genro
Minister of Planning, Budget and Coordination of the Presidency
	In office; 26 January 1993 – 10 May 1993
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Paulo Roberto Haddad
Succeeded by	Alexis Stepanenko
Personal details
Born	26 July 1944 (age 79); São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSDB
Spouse	Carlos Augusto Crusius
Occupation	Economist

Yeda Rorato Crusius (São Paulo, July 26, 1944) is an economist and former governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul until December 31, 2011.^[1] She was the first female governor of the state.^[2] She wrote her autobiography.^[3]

Background and political associations

She graduated in Economics from the University of São Paulo and Vanderbilt University. She has been living in Porto Alegre since 1970, when she married Carlos Augusto Crusius. In 1990, she joined PSDB.

References

^ "Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2010.
^ Wilson Center website article
^ Yeda Crusius (17 August 2017). Coragem e Determinação: Um Infinito Ainda Por Fazer. AGE. ISBN 978-85-8343-074-2. OCLC 953836599.

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[1] "Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2010.

[2] Wilson Center website article

[3] Yeda Crusius (17 August 2017). Coragem e Determinação: Um Infinito Ainda Por Fazer. AGE. ISBN 978-85-8343-074-2. OCLC 953836599.

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